Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Human Capital Formation in India

Question:

Why is education sought after by people?

Options:

To gain a higher social standing and pride.

To access new technologies easily.

To increase the number of uneducated laborers in the workforce.

All of the above

Correct Answer:

To gain a higher social standing and pride.

Explanation:

Education is sought not only as it confers higher earning capacity on people but also for its other highly valued benefits: it gives one a better social standing and pride; it enables one to make better choices in life; it provides knowledge to understand the changes taking place in society; it also stimulates innovations.